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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2720 

To provide for the overall health and well-being of young people, including 

the promotion of lifelong sexual health and healthy relationships, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 14, 2019 

Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. NORTON, Ms. 

BONAMICI, Ms. OMAR, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. MOORE, Mr. 

KHANNA, Mr. TONKO, Ms. SPEIER, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. 

HASTINGS, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. ESCOBAR, Ms. ROYBALALLARD, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mrs. 

TORRES of California, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Ms. 

DELBENE, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. 

MCGOVERN, Mr. WELCH, Mr. RYAN, Mr. AGUILAR, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. 

EVANS, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, and 

Mr. POCAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 

Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To provide for the overall health and well-being of young 

people, including the promotion of lifelong sexual health 

and healthy relationships, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Real Education for 

3 Healthy Youth Act of 2019’’. 

4 SEC. 2. PURPOSES; FINDING; SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

5 (a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are to pro6 vide young people with comprehensive sex education pro7 grams that— 

8 (1) promote and uphold the rights of young 

9 people to information in order to make healthy deci10 sions about their sexual health; 

11 (2) provide the information and skills all young 

12 people need to make informed, responsible, and 

13 healthy decisions in order to become sexually healthy 

14 adults and have healthy relationships; 

15 (3) provide information about the prevention of 

16 unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infec17 tions, including HIV, dating violence, sexual assault, 

18 bullying, and harassment; and 

19 (4) provide resources and information on topics 

20 ranging from gender stereotyping and gender roles 

21 and stigma and socio-cultural influences surrounding 

22 sex and sexuality. 

23 (b) FINDING ON REQUIRED RESOURCES.—In order 

24 to provide the comprehensive sex education described in 

25 subsection (a), Congress finds that increased resources are 

26 required for sex education programs that— 


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1 (1) substantially incorporate elements of evi2 dence-based programs or characteristics of effective 

3 programs; 

4 (2) cover a broad range of topics, including 

5 medically accurate and complete information that is 

6 age and developmentally appropriate about all the 

7 aspects of sex, sexual health, and sexuality; 

8 (3) are gender and gender identity-sensitive, 

9 emphasizing the importance of equality and the so10 cial environment for achieving sexual and reproduc11 tive health and overall well-being; 

12 (4) promote educational achievement, critical 

13 thinking, decision making, self-esteem, and self-effi14 cacy; 

15 (5) help develop healthy attitudes and insights 

16 necessary for understanding relationships between 

17 oneself and others and society; 

18 (6) foster leadership skills and community en19 gagement by— 

20 (A) promoting principles of fairness, 

21 human dignity, and respect; and 

22 (B) engaging young people as partners in 

23 their communities; and 


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1 (7) are culturally and linguistically appropriate, 

2 reflecting the diverse circumstances and realities of 

3 young people. 

4 (c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con5 gress that— 

6 (1) federally funded sex education programs 

7 should aim to— 

8 (A) provide information about a range of 

9 human sexuality topics, including— 

10 (i) human development, healthy rela11 tionships, personal skills; 

12 (ii) sexual behavior including absti13 nence; 

14 (iii) sexual health including preventing 

15 unintended pregnancy; 

16 (iv) sexually transmitted infections in17 cluding HIV; and 

18 (v) society and culture; 

19 (B) promote safe and healthy relation20 ships; 

21 (C) promote gender equity; 

22 (D) use, and be informed by, the best sci23 entific information available; 


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1 (E) be culturally appropriate and inclusive 

2 of youth with varying gender identities, gender 

3 expressions, and sexual orientations; 

4 (F) be built on characteristics of effective 

5 programs; 

6 (G) expand the existing body of research 

7 on comprehensive sex education programs 

8 through program evaluation; 

9 (H) expand training programs for teachers 

10 of comprehensive sex education; 

11 (I) build on programs funded under section 

12 513 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 713) 

13 and the Office of Adolescent Health’s Teen 

14 Pregnancy Prevention Program, funded under 

15 title II of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

16 2010 (Public Law 111–117; 123 Stat. 3253), 

17 and on programs supported through the Cen18 ters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); 

19 and 

20 (J) promote and uphold the rights of 

21 young people to information in order to make 

22 healthy and autonomous decisions about their 

23 sexual health; and 

24 (2) no Federal funds should be used for health 

25 education programs that— 


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1 (A) withhold health-promoting or life-sav2 ing information about sexuality-related topics, 

3 including HIV; 

4 (B) are medically inaccurate or have been 

5 scientifically shown to be ineffective; 

6 (C) promote gender or racial stereotypes; 

7 (D) are insensitive and unresponsive to the 

8 needs of sexually active young people; 

9 (E) are insensitive and unresponsive to the 

10 needs of survivors of sexual violence; 

11 (F) are insensitive and unresponsive to the 

12 needs of youth of all physical, developmental, 

13 and mental abilities; 

14 (G) are insensitive and unresponsive to the 

15 needs of youth with varying gender identities, 

16 gender expressions, and sexual orientations; or 

17 (H) are inconsistent with the ethical im18 peratives of medicine and public health. 

19 SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR COMPREHENSIVE SEX EDUCATION 

20 FOR ADOLESCENTS. 

21 (a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary, in co22 ordination with the Associate Commissioner of the Family 

23 and Youth Services Bureau of the Administration on Chil24 dren, Youth, and Families of the Department of Health 

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1 cent Health, the Director of the Division of Adolescent 

2 and School Health within the Centers for Disease Control 

3 and Prevention and the Secretary of Education, shall 

4 award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities 

5 to enable such eligible entities to carry out programs that 

6 provide adolescents with comprehensive sex education, as 

7 described in subsection (f). 

8 (b) DURATION.—Grants awarded under this section 

9 shall be for a period of 5 years. 

10 (c) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this section, the term ‘‘el11 igible entity’’ means a public or private entity that focuses 

12 on adolescent health and education or has experience 

13 working with adolescents. 

14 (d) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible entity desiring a 

15 grant under this section shall submit an application to the 

16 Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing 

17 such information as the Secretary may require, including 

18 an assurance to participate in the evaluation described in 

19 section 6. 

20 (e) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec21 tion, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities 

22 that— 

23 (1) are State or local public entities; 

24 (2) are entities not currently receiving funds 

25 under— 


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1 (A) section 513 of the Social Security Act 

2 (42 U.S.C. 713); 

3 (B) the Office of Adolescent Health’s Teen 

4 Pregnancy Prevention Program, funded under 

5 title II of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

6 2010 (Public Law 111–117; 123 Stat. 3253), 

7 or any substantially similar successive program; 

8 or 

9 (C) the Centers for Disease Control and 

10 Prevention’s Division of Adolescent and School 

11 Health; and 

12 (3) address health inequities among young peo13 ple that face systemic barriers resulting in dis14 proportionate rates of not less than one of the fol15 lowing: 

16 (A) Unintended pregnancies. 

17 (B) Sexually transmitted infections, includ18 ing HIV. 

19 (C) Dating violence and sexual violence. 

20 (f) USE OF FUNDS.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity that re22 ceives a grant under this section shall use the grant 

23 funds to carry out an education program that pro24 vides adolescents with comprehensive sex education 

25 that— 


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1 (A) is age and developmentally appro2 priate; 

3 (B) is medically accurate and complete; 

4 (C) substantially incorporates elements of 

5 evidence-based sex education instruction; or 

6 (D) creates a demonstration project based 

7 on characteristics of effective programs. 

8 (2) CONTENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE SEX EDU9 CATION PROGRAMS.—The comprehensive sex edu10 cation programs funded under this section shall in11 clude instruction and materials that address— 

12 (A) the physical, social, and emotional 

13 changes of human development, including 

14 human anatomy, reproduction, and sexual de15 velopment; 

16 (B) healthy relationships, including friend17 ships, within families, and society, that are 

18 based on mutual respect, and the ability to dis19 tinguish between healthy and unhealthy rela20 tionships, including— 

21 (i) effective communication, negotia22 tion, and refusal skills, including the skills 

23 to recognize and report inappropriate or 

24 abusive sexual advances; 


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1 (ii) bodily autonomy, setting and re2 specting personal boundaries, practicing 

3 personal safety, and consent; and 

4 (iii) the limitations and harm of gen5 der-role stereotypes, violence, coercion, bul6 lying, harassment, and intimidation in re7 lationships; 

8 (C) healthy decision making skills about 

9 sexuality and relationships that include— 

10 (i) critical thinking, problem solving, 

11 self-efficacy, stress-management, self-care, 

12 and decision making; 

13 (ii) individual values and attitudes; 

14 (iii) the promotion of positive body 

15 images; 

16 (iv) developing an understanding that 

17 there are a range of body types and en18 couraging positive feeling about students’ 

19 own body types; 

20 (v) information on how to respect oth21 ers and ensure safety on the internet and 

22 when using other forms of digital commu23 nication; 

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1 tional information related to bullying, har2 assment, dating violence and sexual as3 sault, suicide prevention, and other related 

4 care; 

5 (vii) encouragement for youth to com6 municate with their parents or guardians, 

7 health and social service professionals, and 

8 other trusted adults about sexuality and 

9 intimate relationships; 

10 (viii) information on how to create a 

11 safe environment for all students and oth12 ers in society; 

13 (ix) examples of varying types of rela14 tionships, couples, and family structures; 

15 and 

16 (x) affirmative representation of vary17 ing gender identities, gender expressions, 

18 and sexual orientations, including individ19 uals and relationships between same sex 

20 couples and their families; 

21 (D) abstinence, delaying age of first sexual 

22 activity, the use of condoms, preventive medica23 tion, vaccination, birth control, and other sexu24 ally transmitted infection prevention measures, 


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1 and the options for pregnancy, including par2 enting, adoption, and abortion, including— 

3 (i) the importance of effectively using 

4 condoms, preventive medication, and appli5 cable vaccinations to protect against sexu6 ally transmitted infections, including HIV; 

7 (ii) the benefits of effective contracep8 tive and condom use in avoiding unin9 tended pregnancy; 

10 (iii) the relationship between sub11 stance use and sexual health and behav12 iors; and 

13 (iv) information about local health 

14 services where students can obtain addi15 tional information and services related to 

16 sexual and reproductive health and other 

17 related care; 

18 (E) through affirmative recognition, the 

19 roles that traditions, values, religion, norms, 

20 gender roles, acculturation, family structure, 

21 health beliefs, and political power play in how 

22 students make decisions that affect their sexual 

23 health, using examples of various types of races, 

24 ethnicities, cultures, and families, including sin25 gle-parent households and young families; 


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1 (F) information about gender identity, 

2 gender expression, and sexual orientation for all 

3 students, including— 

4 (i) affirmative recognition that people 

5 have different gender identities, gender ex6 pressions, and sexual orientations; and 

7 (ii) community resources that can pro8 vide additional support for individuals with 

9 varying gender identities, gender expres10 sions, and sexual orientations; and 

11 (G) opportunities to explore the roles that 

12 race, ethnicity, immigration status, disability 

13 status, economic status, homelessness, foster 

14 care status, and language within different com15 munities affect sexual attitudes in society and 

16 culture and how this may impact student sexual 

17 health. 

18 SEC. 4. GRANTS FOR COMPREHENSIVE SEX EDUCATION AT 

19 INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. 

20 (a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary, in co21 ordination with the Secretary of Education, shall award 

22 grants, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher 

23 education or consortia of such institutions to enable such 

24 institutions to provide young people with comprehensive 

25 sex education, described in subsection (e)(2). 


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1 (b) DURATION.—Grants awarded under this section 

2 shall be for a period of 5 years. 

3 (c) APPLICATIONS.—An institution of higher edu4 cation or consortia of such institutions desiring a grant 

5 under this section shall submit an application to the Sec6 retary at such time, in such manner, and containing such 

7 information as the Secretary may require, including an as8 surance to participate in the evaluation described in sec9 tion 6. 

10 (d) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec11 tion, the Secretary shall give priority to an institution of 

12 higher education that— 

13 (1) has an enrollment of needy students as de14 fined in section 318(b) of the Higher Education Act 

15 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059e(b)); 

16 (2) is a Hispanic-serving institution, as defined 

17 in section 502(a) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)); 

18 (3) is a Tribal College or University, as defined 

19 in section 316(b) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)); 

20 (4) is an Alaska Native-serving institution, as 

21 defined in section 317(b) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 

22 1059d(b)); 

23 (5) is a Native Hawaiian-serving institution, as 

24 defined in section 317(b) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 

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1 (6) is a Predominately Black Institution, as de2 fined in section 318(b) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 

3 1059e(b)); 

4 (7) is a Native American-serving, nontribal in5 stitution, as defined in section 319(b) of such Act 

6 (20 U.S.C. 1059f(b)); 

7 (8) is an Asian American and Native American 

8 Pacific Islander-serving institution, as defined in 

9 section 320(b) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1059g(b)); or 

10 (9) is a minority institution, as defined in sec11 tion 365 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1067k), with an en12 rollment of needy students, as defined in section 312 

13 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1058). 

14 (e) USES OF FUNDS.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—An institution of higher edu16 cation receiving a grant under this section shall use 

17 grant funds to integrate issues relating to com18 prehensive sex education into the institution of high19 er education in order to reach a large number of stu20 dents, by carrying out one or more of the following 

21 activities: 

22 (A) Developing or adopting educational 

23 content for issues relating to comprehensive sex 

24 education that will be incorporated into student 

25 orientation, general education, or core courses. 


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1 (B) Developing or adopting, and imple2 menting schoolwide educational programming 

3 outside of class that delivers elements of com4 prehensive sex education programs to students, 

5 faculty, and staff. 

6 (C) Developing or adopting innovative 

7 technology-based approaches to deliver sex edu8 cation to students, faculty, and staff. 

9 (D) Developing or adopting, and imple10 menting peer-outreach and education programs 

11 to generate discussion, educate, and raise 

12 awareness among students about issues relating 

13 to comprehensive sex education. 

14 (2) CONTENTS OF SEX EDUCATION PRO15 GRAMS.—Each institution of higher education’s pro16 gram of comprehensive sex education funded under 

17 this section shall include instruction and materials 

18 that address the topics described in section 3(f)(2). 

19 SEC. 5. GRANTS FOR PRE-SERVICE AND IN-SERVICE TEACH20 ER TRAINING. 

21 (a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary, in co22 ordination with the Director of the Centers for Disease 

23 Control and Prevention and the Secretary of Education, 

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1 ties to enable such eligible entities to carry out the activi2 ties described in subsection (e). 

3 (b) DURATION.—Grants awarded under this section 

4 shall be for a period of 5 years. 

5 (c) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this section, the term ‘‘el6 igible entity’’ means— 

7 (1) a State educational agency; 

8 (2) a local educational agency; 

9 (3) a tribe or tribal organization, as defined in 

10 section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu11 cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304); 

12 (4) a State or local department of health; 

13 (5) a State or local department of education; 

14 (6) an educational service agency; 

15 (7) a nonprofit institution of higher education; 

16 (8) a national or statewide nonprofit organiza17 tion that has as its primary purpose the improve18 ment of provision of comprehensive sex education 

19 through training and effective teaching of com20 prehensive sex education; or 

21 (9) a consortium of nonprofit organizations that 

22 has as its primary purpose the improvement of pro23 vision of comprehensive sex education through train24 ing and effective teaching of comprehensive sex edu25 cation. 


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1 (d) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity desiring a 

2 grant under this section shall submit an application to the 

3 Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing 

4 such information as the Secretary may require, including 

5 an assurance to participate in the evaluation described in 

6 section 6. 

7 (e) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— 

8 (1) REQUIRED ACTIVITY.—Each eligible entity 

9 receiving a grant under this section shall use grant 

10 funds for professional development and training of 

11 relevant faculty, school administrators, teachers, and 

12 staff, in order to increase effective teaching of com13 prehensive sex education to students. 

14 (2) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Each eligible 

15 entity receiving a grant under this section may use 

16 grant funds to— 

17 (A) provide research-based training of 

18 teachers for comprehensive sex education for 

19 adolescents as a means of broadening student 

20 knowledge about issues related to human devel21 opment, healthy relationships, personal skills, 

22 and sexual behavior, including abstinence, sex23 ual health, and society and culture; 

24 (B) support the dissemination of informa25 tion on effective practices and research findings 


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1 concerning the teaching of comprehensive sex 

2 education; 

3 (C) support research on— 

4 (i) effective comprehensive sex edu5 cation teaching practices; and 

6 (ii) the development of assessment in7 struments and strategies to document— 

8 (I) student understanding of 

9 comprehensive sex education; and 

10 (II) the effects of comprehensive 

11 sex education; 

12 (D) convene national conferences on com13 prehensive sex education, in order to effectively 

14 train teachers in the provision of comprehensive 

15 sex education; and 

16 (E) develop and disseminate appropriate 

17 research-based materials to foster comprehen18 sive sex education. 

19 (3) SUBGRANTS.—Each eligible entity receiving 

20 a grant under this section may award subgrants to 

21 nonprofit organizations that possess a demonstrated 

22 record of providing training to faculty, school admin23 istrators, teachers, and staff on comprehensive sex 

24 education to— 


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1 (A) train teachers in comprehensive sex 

2 education; 

3 (B) support internet or distance learning 

4 related to comprehensive sex education; 

5 (C) promote rigorous academic standards 

6 and assessment techniques to guide and meas7 ure student performance in comprehensive sex 

8 education; 

9 (D) encourage replication of best practices 

10 and model programs to promote comprehensive 

11 sex education; 

12 (E) develop and disseminate effective, re13 search-based comprehensive sex education 

14 learning materials; 

15 (F) develop academic courses on the peda16 gogy of sex education at institutions of higher 

17 education; or 

18 (G) convene State-based conferences to 

19 train teachers in comprehensive sex education 

20 and to identify strategies for improvement. 

21 SEC. 6. IMPACT EVALUATION AND REPORTING. 

22 (a) MULTI-YEAR EVALUATION.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months 

24 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec25 retary shall enter into a contract with a nonprofit 


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1 organization with experience in conducting impact 

2 evaluations to conduct a multi-year evaluation on the 

3 impact of the grants under sections 3, 4, and 5, and 

4 to report to Congress and the Secretary on the find5 ings of such evaluation. 

6 (2) EVALUATION.—The evaluation conducted 

7 under this subsection shall— 

8 (A) be conducted in a manner consistent 

9 with relevant, nationally recognized professional 

10 and technical evaluation standards; 

11 (B) use sound statistical methods and 

12 techniques relating to the behavioral sciences, 

13 including quasi-experimental designs, inferential 

14 statistics, and other methodologies and tech15 niques that allow for conclusions to be reached; 

16 (C) be carried out by an independent orga17 nization that has not received a grant under 

18 section 3, 4, or 5; and 

19 (D) be designed to provide information 

20 on— 

21 (i) output measures, such as the num22 ber of individuals served under the grant 

23 and the number of hours of instruction; 

24 (ii) outcome measures, including 

25 measures relating to— 


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1 (I) the knowledge that individ2 uals participating in the grant pro3 gram have gained with respect to— 

4 (aa) growth and develop5 ment; 

6 (bb) relationship dynamics; 

7 (cc) ways to prevent unin8 tended pregnancy and sexually 

9 transmitted infections, including 

10 HIV; and 

11 (dd) sexual health; 

12 (II) the age and developmentally 

13 appropriate skills that individuals par14 ticipating in the grant program have 

15 gained regarding— 

16 (aa) negotiation and commu17 nication; 

18 (bb) decision making and 

19 goal-setting; 

20 (cc) interpersonal skills and 

21 healthy relationships; and 

22 (dd) condom use; and 

23 (III) the behaviors of adolescents 

24 participating in the grant program, 

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1 (aa) age of first intercourse; 

2 (bb) condom and contracep3 tive use at first intercourse; 

4 (cc) recent condom and con5 traceptive use; 

6 (dd) substance use; 

7 (ee) dating abuse and life8 time history of sexual assault, 

9 dating violence, bullying, harass10 ment, stalking; and 

11 (ff) academic performance; 

12 and 

13 (iii) other measures necessary to 

14 evaluate the impact of the grant program. 

15 (3) REPORT.—Not later than 6 years after the 

16 date of enactment of this Act, the organization con17 ducting the evaluation under this subsection shall 

18 prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of 

19 Congress and the Secretary an evaluation report. 

20 Such report shall be made publicly available, includ21 ing on the website of the Department of Health and 

22 Human Services. 

23 (b) SECRETARY’S REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later 

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1 retary shall prepare and submit to the appropriate com2 mittees of Congress a report on the activities to provide 

3 adolescents and young people with comprehensive sex edu4 cation and pre-service and in-service teacher training 

5 funded under this Act. The Secretary’s report to Congress 

6 shall include— 

7 (1) a statement of how grants awarded by the 

8 Secretary meet the purposes described in section 

9 2(a); and 

10 (2) information about— 

11 (A) the number of eligible entities and in12 stitutions of higher education that are receiving 

13 grant funds under sections 3, 4, and 5; 

14 (B) the specific activities supported by 

15 grant funds awarded under sections 3, 4, and 

16 5; 

17 (C) the number of adolescents served by 

18 grant programs funded under section 3; 

19 (D) the number of young people served by 

20 grant programs funded under section 4; 

21 (E) the number of faculty, school adminis22 trators, teachers, and staff trained under sec23 tion 5; and 

24 (F) the status of the evaluation required 

25 under subsection (a). 


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1 SEC. 7. NONDISCRIMINATION. 

2 Programs funded under this Act shall not discrimi3 nate on the basis of actual or perceived sex, race, color, 

4 ethnicity, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, 

5 gender identity, or religion. Nothing in this Act shall be 

6 construed to invalidate or limit rights, remedies, proce7 dures, or legal standards available under any other Fed8 eral law or any law of a State or a political subdivision 

9 of a State, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 

10 U.S.C. 2000a et seq.), title IX of the Education Amend11 ments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), section 504 of 

12 the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), the Amer13 icans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et 

14 seq.), and section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Af15 fordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18116). 

16 SEC. 8. LIMITATION. 

17 No Federal funds provided under this Act may be 

18 used for health education programs that— 

19 (1) withhold health-promoting or life-saving in20 formation about sexuality-related topics, including 

21 HIV; 

22 (2) are medically inaccurate or have been sci23 entifically shown to be ineffective; 

24 (3) promote gender or racial stereotypes; 

25 (4) are insensitive and unresponsive to the 

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1 (5) are insensitive and unresponsive to the 

2 needs of pregnant or parenting young people; 

3 (6) are insensitive and unresponsive to the 

4 needs of survivors of sexual abuse or assault; 

5 (7) are insensitive and unresponsive to the 

6 needs of youth of all physical, developmental, or 

7 mental abilities; 

8 (8) are insensitive and unresponsive to individ9 uals with varying gender identities, gender expres10 sions, and sexual orientations; or 

11 (9) are inconsistent with the ethical imperatives 

12 of medicine and public health. 

13 SEC. 9. AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS. 

14 (a) AMENDMENT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

15 ACT.—Section 2500 of the Public Health Service Act (42 

16 U.S.C. 300ee) is amended by striking subsections (b) 

17 through (d) and inserting the following: 

18 ‘‘(b) CONTENTS OF PROGRAMS.—All programs of 

19 education and information receiving funds under this sub20 chapter shall include information about the potential ef21 fects of intravenous substance abuse.’’. 

22 (b) AMENDMENTS TO THE ELEMENTARY AND SEC23 ONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965.—Section 8526 of the 

24 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

25 U.S.C. 7906) is amended— 


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1 (1) by striking paragraph (3); 

2 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as 

3 paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; 

4 (3) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘or’’ after 

5 the semicolon; 

6 (4) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and in7 serting a period; and 

8 (5) by striking paragraph (6). 

9 SEC. 10. DEFINITIONS. 

10 In this Act: 

11 (1) ADOLESCENTS.—The term ‘‘adolescents’’ 

12 means individuals who are ages 10 through 19 at 

13 the time of commencement of participation in a pro14 gram supported under this Act. 

15 (2) AGE AND DEVELOPMENTALLY APPRO16 PRIATE.—The term ‘‘age and developmentally appro17 priate’’ means topics, messages, and teaching meth18 ods suitable to particular age, age group of children 

19 and adolescents, or developmental levels, based on 

20 cognitive, emotional, social, and behavioral capacity 

21 of most students at that age level. 

22 (3) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON23 GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con24 gress’’ means the Committee on Health, Education, 

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1 on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on 

2 Energy and Commerce of the House of Representa3 tives, the Committee on Education and the Work4 force of the House of Representatives, and the Com5 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Represent6 atives. 

7 (4) CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFECTIVE PRO8 GRAMS.—The term ‘‘characteristics of effective pro9 grams’’ means the aspects of evidence-based pro10 grams, including development, content, and imple11 mentation of such programs, that— 

12 (A) have been shown to be effective in 

13 terms of increasing knowledge, clarifying values 

14 and attitudes, increasing skills, and impacting 

15 upon behavior; and 

16 (B) are widely recognized by leading med17 ical and public health agencies to be effective in 

18 changing sexual behaviors that lead to sexually 

19 transmitted infections, including HIV, unin20 tended pregnancy, and dating violence and sex21 ual assault among young people. 

22 (5) COMPREHENSIVE SEX EDUCATION.—The 

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1 tal, emotional, and social dimensions of human sexu2 ality; designed to motivate and assist students to 

3 maintain and improve their sexual health, prevent 

4 disease and reduce sexual health-related risk behav5 iors; and enable and empower students to develop 

6 and demonstrate age and developmentally appro7 priate sexuality and sexual health-related knowledge, 

8 attitudes, skills, and practices. 

9 (6) CONSENT.—The term ‘‘consent’’ means af10 firmative, conscious, and voluntary agreement to en11 gage in interpersonal, physical, or sexual activity. 

12 (7) CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE.—The term 

13 ‘‘culturally appropriate’’ means materials and in14 struction that respond to culturally diverse individ15 uals, families and communities in an inclusive, re16 spectful and effective manner; including materials 

17 and instruction that are inclusive of race, ethnicity, 

18 languages, cultural background, religion, sex, gender 

19 identity, sexual orientation, and different abilities. 

20 (8) EVIDENCE-BASED.—The term ‘‘evidence21 based’’, when used with respect to sex education in22 struction means a sex education program that has 

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1 ments of other programs that have been proven to 

2 be effective in changing sexual behavior. 

3 (9) GENDER EXPRESSION.—The term ‘‘gender 

4 expression’’, when used with respect to a sex edu5 cation program, means the expression of one’s gen6 der, such as through behavior, clothing, haircut, or 

7 voice, and which may or may not conform to socially 

8 defined behaviors and characteristics typically asso9 ciated with being either masculine or feminine. 

10 (10) GENDER IDENTITY.—Except with respect 

11 to section 7, the term ‘‘gender identity’’, when used 

12 with respect to a sex education program, means the 

13 gender-related identity, appearance, mannerisms, or 

14 other gender-related characteristics of an individual, 

15 regardless of the individual’s designated sex at birth 

16 including a person’s deeply held sense or knowledge 

17 of their own gender; such as male, female, both or 

18 neither. 

19 (11) INCLUSIVE.—The term ‘‘inclusive’’, when 

20 used with respect to a sex education program, means 

21 curriculum that ensures that students from histori22 cally marginalized communities are reflected in 

23 classroom materials and lessons. 

24 (12) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 

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1 meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher 

2 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 

3 (13) MEDICALLY ACCURATE AND COMPLETE.— 

4 The term ‘‘medically accurate and complete’’, when 

5 used with respect to a sex education program, means 

6 that— 

7 (A) the information provided through the 

8 program is verified or supported by the weight 

9 of research conducted in compliance with ac10 cepted scientific methods and is published in 

11 peer-reviewed journals, where applicable; or 

12 (B)(i) the program contains information 

13 that leading professional organizations and 

14 agencies with relevant expertise in the field rec15 ognize as accurate, objective, and complete; and 

16 (ii) the program does not withhold infor17 mation about the effectiveness and benefits of 

18 correct and consistent use of condoms and 

19 other contraceptives. 

20 (14) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 

21 means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 

22 (15) SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT.—The term ‘‘sex23 ual development’’ means the lifelong process of phys24 ical, behavioral, cognitive, and emotional growth and 

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1 sexual maturation, including puberty, identity devel2 opment, socio-cultural influences, and sexual behav3 iors. 

4 (16) SEXUAL ORIENTATION.—Except with re5 spect to section 7, the term ‘‘sexual orientation’’, 

6 when used with respect to a sex education program, 

7 means an individual’s attraction, including physical 

8 or emotional, to the same or different gender. 

9 (17) YOUNG PEOPLE.—The term ‘‘young peo10 ple’’ means individuals who are ages 10 through 24 

11 at the time of commencement of participation in a 

12 program supported under this Act. 

13 SEC. 11. FUNDING. 

14 (a) APPROPRIATION.—For the purpose of carrying 

15 out this Act, there is appropriated $75,000,000 for each 

16 of fiscal years 2020 through 2025. Amounts appropriated 

17 under this subsection shall remain available until ex18 pended. 

19 (b) RESERVATIONS OF FUNDS.— 

20 (1) The Secretary shall reserve 50 percent of 

21 the amount appropriated under subsection (a) for 

22 the purposes of awarding grants for comprehensive 

23 sex education for adolescents under section 3. 

24 (2) The Secretary shall reserve 25 percent of 

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1 the purposes of awarding grants for comprehensive 

2 sex education at institutes of higher education under 

3 section 4. 

4 (3) The Secretary shall reserve 20 percent of 

5 the amount appropriated under subsection (a) for 

6 the purposes of awarding grants for pre-service and 

7 in-service teacher training under section 5. 

8 (4) The Secretary shall reserve 2 percent of the 

9 amount appropriated under subsection (a) for the 

10 purpose of carrying out the impact evaluation and 

11 reporting required under section 6(a). 

12 (c) SECRETARIAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Sec13 retary shall reserve 3 percent of the amount appropriated 

14 under subsection (a) for each fiscal year for expenditures 

15 by the Secretary to provide, directly or through a competi16 tive grant process, research, training, and technical assist17 ance, including dissemination of research and information 

18 regarding effective and promising practices, providing con19 sultation and resources, and developing resources and ma20 terials to support the activities of recipients of grants. In 

21 carrying out such functions, the Secretary shall collabo22 rate with a variety of entities that have expertise in adoles23 cent sexual health development, education, and promotion. 

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1 ance of funds made available to carry out section 510 of 

2 the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 710) (as in effect on 

3 the day before the date of enactment of this Act) are here4 by transferred and shall be used by the Secretary to carry 

5 out this Act. The amounts transferred and made available 

6 to carry out this Act shall remain available until expended. 

7 (e) REPEAL OF ABSTINENCE ONLY UNTIL MAR8 RIAGE PROGRAM.—Section 510 of the Social Security Act 

9 (42 U.S.C. 710 et seq.) is repealed. 

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